प्रयतः प्राञ्जलिः प्रह्वः प्रणम्यारोप्य चात्मनि। सुचिरं भावयेदीशां चण्डिकां तन्मयो भवेत् ॥ ३६ ॥
prayataḥ prāñjaliḥ prahvaḥ praṇamyārōpya cātmani | suciraṁ bhāvayēdīśāṁ caṇḍikāṁ tanmayō bhavēt || 36 ||
Translation
Pure, with joined palms, bowing low, having prostrated and established her within oneself, one should meditate long on the sovereign Caṇḍikā and become one with her.
Word by word
- prayataḥ
- pure
- prāñjaliḥ
- with joined palms
- prahvaḥ
- bowing low
- praṇamya
- having prostrated
- ārōpya
- having established
- ca ātmani
- and in oneself
- suciram
- long
- bhāvayēt
- should meditate
- īśām
- the sovereign
- caṇḍikām
- Caṇḍikā
- tanmayaḥ
- one with her
- bhavēt
- should become
Meaning
The outer worship ends in inner identity: the Goddess is placed in one’s own self and contemplated until the worshipper is filled with her.